Couple Sue Fertility Clinic for Allegedly Disposing of Their Embryos

Published on September 18, 2024

LOS ANGELES—A couple sued a fertility clinic Tuesday for allegedly disposing of their embryos and making it likely the pair will never have biological children. Marissa Calhoun and Stephen Castaneda brought the complaint against Reproductive Partners Medical Group Inc. (RPMG), alleging negligence, negligent hiring and supervision, conversion, and bailment. They seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. An RPMG representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the case. Calhoun’s initial treatment for in vitro fertilization began at RPMG in 2021, when she sought help in preserving her fertility by having her eggs frozen to further her future goal of motherhood, according to the suit, which further states that she endured three difficult egg retrieval procedures in 2021 and 2022....

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